Hat fastener



Sept 5, 1939- B. MALMSTEAD ET AL 2,171,582

HAT FAS TENER Filed June 17, 1958 Patented Sept. 5, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,171,582 I HAT FASTENER.

Application June 17,

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a fastener for ladies hats.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a secure hat fastener which can be ap- 5 plied to any hat and avoid any possibility of injuring the scalp; to provide a construction for the above purposes in which the device is` used preferably on both sides of the hat and in which the two pins are secured preferably to the inside l hat band in such a way that they can be moved as desired to secure the hat in place so that it will be flexibly mounted but cannot be entirely withdrawn except by detaching the means by which they are held and guided in place, and to l provide this means so that it will be on the inside of the hat and obscured from view,

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a side view of a ladies hat, broken away to show the fastener on the far side of the hat;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view across the hat, showing the two fasteners in position;

Fig. 3 is a view of a preferred form of fastener;

Fig. 4 is a side View of a preferred form of holder and guide for the fastener;

Fig. 5 is an edge view of the same;

Fig. 6 is a side view of another form of holder;

Fig. '7 is an edge View of the same;

Fig. 8 is an elevation of another form of the invention, and

Fig. 9 is a sectional view of the hat showing how 35 the last form is completed.

In order to secure a ladies hat I0 in proper position on the head and provide a means by which the securing device can be manipulated inside the hat to be sure to penetrate the hair 40 and yet be detachable and removable and applicable to any hat, the inside band I I of the hat is employed as an attaching foundation. It is provided with a holder I2 in the form of a back of wire having two coils I3 therein. The rest of 45 this holder consists of a pin I4 with a point I5 and a loop I6. In the form shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, the loop comprises simply the bending of the wire end up parallel or substantially so with the main body of the wire which forms the en- .50 tire device. The pin point is caught in this loop in the manner shown in Figs. 4 and 5 to hold it in place. This holder, of course, is held in position by the pin point projecting through the inner band I I and is secured by the loop so that 55 it is capable of swinging about the pin I4 as a 1938, Serial No. 214,282

center, thus enabling it to be turned to different positions without bending the inner band II seriously.

The two coils I3 are provided, of course, with passages through them, preferably circular, and into these passages are projected the tines I1 of the hat pin I8, which are the same distance apart as the two coils. These coils are formed of the wire of the holder in a very simple manner and integral therewith. The tines I'I are connected by a handle I9 preferably formed in the shape of an enlarged loop for grasping and manipulating the pin. The ends of the tines 20 are flattened enough so that they will not pass through these passages in the coils. Therefore, having once been assembled, the hat pin is permanently mounted in the hat until the holder is detached from it.

It will be noticed that the holder fastened to the inner band Il extends from it a very slight distance perpendicular to it, and the hat pin pro- 'jects through it and up to the crown of the hat in such a way that it can be turned to different angles and pushed different distances into the hair. The flattening of the tips of the hat pin prevents any danger of scratching or injuring the scalp.

The method of manufacturing and assembling the hat pin and holder in the hat will be obvious from the above description. The method of applying the device to the head is equally obvious. It consists in putting on the hat with the hat pins on both sides withdrawn and then pushing these hat pins through the guides I3 into the hair as far as may be desired and at any angle necessary. '.I'he operation of putting on the hat does not disarrange or disturb the hair as there is plenty of flexibility.

In case it is desired to take the device out of the hat, the holder I2 is detached in an obvious manner, in the same way as a safety pin, and the whole implement comes out and can be used in another hat. It is desirable that two of these be used as shown in order that both sides of the hat may be rmly anchored in place.

In the form shown in Figs. 6 and 'l a simpler arrangement of connection is shown as the end 2I of the holder is bent out at a less acute angle to receive the pin 22 Without any necessity of accurate adjustment, but it serves the same purpose.

In the form shown in Figs. 8 and 9 the two tined hat pin shown in the other figures is shown, but the holder 25 preferably is formed of thin sheet metal. It has a flat member inside the hat and band with two integral prongs 28 extending through the band and hat outwardly and bent over outside to form two inwardly extending points 21 along the outside of the hat.

These points hold the holder 25 rigidly in place in the hat, which is an advantage under some circumstances. 'Ihe main bar of the holder in this case is provided with two perforations 28 which are drawn to the inner side thereof so as 'to make the rear side smooth and concave. Having thus described our invention and the advantages thereof, we do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as `set forth in the claim, but what we claim is:

As an article of manufacture, a fastener for a hat comprising a two-tined hat pin with the tines connected together at one end, said conforming guide eyes for the two tines of the hat 5 pin, which is slidably located therein, said coils being located on the inner side of a hat bandil at the same distance apart as the two tines of the hat pin, the opposite side of the elliptical i body of the hat pin comprising a single Wire'pin 10 substantially parallel with the side having the guide eyes, the tines of the pin being attened and enlarged to prevent the removal of the tines from the holder and to prevent injury to the scalp. 15

ISAAC B. MALMSTEAD. LILYAN I. MALMSTEAD. 

